Thursday night’s game against Texas A&M will come down to turnovers. If the Texas defense forces them, they’ll have a good chance to win. If not, they won’t. “It’s...

Garrett Gilbert stepped back and calmly squinted toward the end zone. The play is called “Berlin,” and the Longhorns run it at the end of every Thursday practice. It’s a desperation...

When time expired in Texas’ 51-17 victory over Florida Atlantic, a jubilant Malcolm Williams sprinted from the sideline to the bleachers to celebrate with fans. “It was finally time...

The days of a football player getting knocked out, taking a whiff of smelling salts and running back on the field are over. Tre’ Newton, who recently ended his football career because of a...

Quarterback Garrett Gilbert is not going to get benched. His interception to touchdown ratio may be 15:7, but he’s become a valuable part of the team’s running game. Last Saturday night...

Usually eloquent and poised, Tre’ Newton fidgeted and stammered when confronting what he called the toughest decision of his life. A series of head injuries has forced the sophomore running...

As it turns out, the Texas secondary is not invincible. A unit that was ranked as the nation’s second best heading into Saturday was picked apart by Oklahoma State quarterback Brandon Weeden...

For the first time in 2010, Texas was outgained by its opponent, but for the sixth time, the opponent scored more points. “They’re all trying so hard,” Texas head coach Mack Brown...

With his time at Texas winding down, senior John Chiles sat in front of his locker, head buried in his hands, wondering what has gone so miserably wrong. “A lot of things in life don’t...

Julius Whittier made an impromptu visit to Texas football practice Wednesday afternoon. If the players didn’t know who the man was as he walked onto the field in blue jeans and a black sweater,...

Sam Acho can’t think of any other time in his life when he didn’t live up to expectations. The senior defensive end joked that the lowest point of his athletics career happened in third...

As much as he hated to do it, offensive coordinator Greg Davis had to tell struggling quarterback Garrett Gilbert that his backup was about to start preparing to replace him. With Gilbert having...